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Recognised as Colour

#7F56AB

  • #7F56AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7F56AB is a violet with RGB values 127, 86, 171 and HSL 269°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7F56AB#7F56AB
HEX#7F56AB
RGBrgb(127, 86, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3373, 0.6706
RGB percentages49.8%, 33.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(268.9, 33.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 49.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK25.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,345,259
CSS custom property--colour: #7F56AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#80A954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D68AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4869A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#786578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82AB56
Analogous#5657AB, #AA56AB
Triadic#AB7F56, #56AB7F
Split complementary#ABAA56, #58AB56
Tetradic#AB5657, #82AB56, #56ABAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DEEF
Lighter +30%#CCBCDE
Lighter +20%#B39ACD
Lighter +10%#9978BC
Darker −10%#66448A
Darker −20%#4D3368
Darker −30%#332345
Darker −40%#1A1223
More saturated +25%#7E36CB
Less saturated −25%#80768B

Channel breakdown

R127
G86
B171
Red127 (49.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue268.94°
Saturation (HSL)33.6%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 56 · B AB

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